When Drake Maye and the Patriots landed within the Bay Space every week previous to Tremendous Bowl LX, the star quarterback mentioned he felt he “turned a corner” together with his shoulder damage he sustained within the AFC Championship Recreation.
However Maye revealed following a deflating 29-13 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday that his shoulder damage was nonetheless lingering and triggered him to hunt remedy for it.
Maye told reporters that he acquired a pain-killing injection in his throwing shoulder to attempt to assist him handle the damage.
“My shoulder feels,” Maye informed reporters earlier than pausing and shrugging, “they shot it up so not a lot feeling. It was good to go and felt alright.”
Maye, who was below duress for a lot of the night time in opposition to a vaunted Seahawks protection and accomplished 27-of-43 passes for 295 yards with three turnovers, appeared to have injured his shoulder two weeks in the past when took a tough hit from Broncos security Talanoa Hufanga on a third-quarter run. Maye stayed within the sport and the primary indicators that he was coping with an damage got here when he popped up on the damage report together with his shoulder ailment Jan. 28. The Patriots didn’t apply that day however was he projected as a restricted participant.
The 23-year-old signal-caller was restricted in apply the subsequent day, however didn’t throw in entrance of the media throughout the open portion of apply. He then didn’t apply Jan. 30 as he was listed with an sickness to go together with the shoulder damage.
Maye informed reporters on Opening Evening that he threw his regular quantity throughout a Monday apply within the Bay Space and was upgraded to a full participant within the Patriots’ apply session final Wednesday. He additionally participated absolutely Thursday and Friday and had no damage designation for the Tremendous Bowl.
Maye didn’t use the damage as an excuse for his subpar efficiency on the heightened stage. But it surely couldn’t have helped his shoulder in any respect that he was battered and bruised by the Seahawks protection. The Seahawks registered six sacks on the star quarterback and Maye was hit a complete of 11 instances.
“I believe it might be laborious to say that,” Maye mentioned when requested if he felt restricted by the damage. “I used to be feeling adequate to be on the market. If I’m on the market, I wouldn’t put the workforce in hurt’s option to not be myself. Simply didn’t make performs tonight.”
